A Parallel Shooting Method for Determining the Natural Shape of A Large Scientific Balloon

SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 961-974

  Baginski, Frank ^a   Collier, William ^a   Williams, Tami ^a  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Axisymmetric membranes; Balloon shapes; Parallel shooting method

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; INFLATABLE STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MEMBRANES; STRESSES;

PARALLEL SHOOTING METHOD;

BALLOONS;

EID: 0032096060     PISSN: 00361399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1137/S0036139995292355     Document Type: Article

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